Curtis v. Commonwealth of Virginia

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION CLAY MARSHALL CURTIS, ) ) Petitioner, ) Case No. 7:20cv00414 ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ) By: Hon. Thomas T. Cullen ) United States District Judge Respondent. ) Clay Marshall Curtis (“Curtis” or “Petitioner”), a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2014 convictions in Warren County Circuit Court for first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, for which he is currently…